Metal trim



June 17, 1924.

J. R. LEE

METAL TRIM Filed Feb. 20

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Patented June 17, 1924.

Lauren stares eena JOHN B. 'Lnnor EXGELSIOR SPRINGS. Mrssoura.

METAL TRIM.

Application filed February 20, 1922. serial No. 537,754.

To all 10710772 it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOHN It LEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at EX- celsior' Springs, in the county of Clay and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in -MetalTrims, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates generally to metal trims for door and windowcasings, base caps, etc., and the present invention may be regarded asan improvement on U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,170,968, which I dulyacquired by assignment.

One feature of the invention resides in providing the metal trim withhooks or projections to which wire lath can be readily attached withoutthe use of nails or other extraneous fastening devices.

Another feature resides in a metal sheath for holding the margin 3 ofthe metal trim in place on studding, window and door frames, etc, sothat said margin will not have to be secured with nails, the heads ofwhich remain exposed and lend an unfinished appearance to the job, asshown by Figs. 1 and 3 of the above-mentioned patent.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective viewshowing the metal trim attached to a door jamb and a stud.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the metal trim applied to theinner and outer sides of window frame.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing the metal trim applied as asanitary Wainscoting cap.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the metal trimdesigned chiefly for the ornamental finish of a door or window opening,together with a sheath to receive the exposed margin of the metal trim.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the metal trimdesigned more particularly for the surbase or dado of a wall.

Corresponding parts throughout the sev-' ness, which heretofore has beensecured in place. in a building by nails, the heads of, which remainedexposed and gave the job an unfinished appearance. In orderto over--come the latter objection I provide one of overlapping the front portionof said mar- F gin while the rear flange 1O underlies said margin asshown more clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. The flange 10 is Wider than theflange 8, so that nails such as, A, can be driven through the formerwithout disturbing the latter when securing the sheath 6 to studding orthe frame of a door or window. I I

' Referring again to the base 2 of the metal trim, said base 2 has hooks1d struck up therefrom at intervals to provide fastening means for wirelath such as B, when the same is employed instead of the wooden lathindicated at G.

In practice the sheath 6 is first secured in position by driving nailsthrough the rear flange 10. The margin 3 of the metal trim is thenslipped into the sheath 6 between the flanges 8 and 10, whereby saidmargin 3 is flrmly held. The rear portion of the base 2 is then securedby nails as indicated at D. By thus securing the metal trim by means ofthe sheath 6 and the nails D, said metal trim is firmly held in placeand all nails employed are hidden from view when the job is finished. I

The metal trim disclosed by Fig. 5, is substantially the same as thatdisclosed by Fig. 1, as indicated by corresponding reference numeralswith exponent-s a, hence further description thereof is deemedunnecessary.

While I have shown the sheath 6 and the hooks 1 1 associated with metaltrims corre may, also, be made square, round, pointed, or of any otherconfiguration, and the base 2 of the metal trim, instead of being nailedto the studding or other support, may be provided with slots 20 for thepassage of screws which may be substituted for the nails in holding thetrim in place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

, 1. In a metal trim, a base portion thereto, and projections struck upfrom said base portion and to which metal lath may be attached,substantially as described.

2. In combination with a metal trim having an exposed marginal portion,a sheath adapted to receive said marginal portion and provided withflanges extending the length of the marginal portion to overlap andunderlie the same, for the purpose set 20 forth.

3. In combination with a metal trim having an exposed marginal portionof double thickness, projections struck up from the base of said trim tosupport metal lath, a 25 substantially J-shaped sheath to receive andhold said marginal portion and provided with flanges extending thelength of the marginal portion to overlap and underlie the same, theunderlying flange being Wider

